Chapter 8: Periodic Functions and Hidden Structure

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Explains periodic functions as information encoded globally rather than locally. The chapter connects order finding to the function f(x) = a^x mod N and introduces the broader hidden subgroup viewpoint that later helps transfer the same principles to other problems.

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